Abscisic acid (ABA) catabolism is important for regulating endogenous ABA levels. Neophaseic acid (neoPA) is one of the ABA catabolites produced via ABA 9'-hydroxylation, but the gene encoding ABA 9'-hydroxylase has not been identified. We found that endogenous neoPA levels reduced in loss-of-function mutants defective in ABA 8'-hydroxylase (CYP707A) genes. In addition, levels of both neoPA and PA reduced similarly when wild-type plants were treated with uniconazole-P, a P450 inhibitor. Furthermore, in vitro enzyme assay using microsomal fraction from yeast expressing CYP707A showed that all four Arabidopsis CYP707As contained both ABA 8'-and 9'-hydroxylase activities, although ABA 9'-hydroxylase activity is minor. These results demonstrate that ABA 9'-hydroxylation is catalyzed by CYP707A as a side reaction in Arabidopsis.
Cover letterDear Editor, Please find enclosed our manuscript entitled "ABA 9'-hydroxylation is catalyzed by CYP707A in Arabidopsis". We would like to submit this manuscript for publication in the Phytochemistry. Abscisic acid (ABA) catabolism is important for regulating endogenous ABA levels in plant's response to environmental or developmental cues. ABA is catabolized through hydroxylation at either C-8', C-9', or C-7' and also through glycosylation. ABA 8'-hydroxyation is a key catabolic reaction, which is catalyzed by cytochrome P450 CYP707As. However, the gene coding ABA 9'-hydroxylases has not been identified. Here, we report that four Arabidopsis CYP707As catalyze both ABA 8'-and 9'-hydroxylation. This finding reveals the new enzymatic function of CYP707As, which ultimately helps to evaluate the role of each ABA catabolic pathway in other plant species in future.We would like to suggest expert reviewers for reviewing this manuscript. We hope that our manuscript is acceptable for publication in the Phytochemistry.We look forward to hearing from you.Sincerely, Masanori Okamoto & Eiji Nambara *Graphical Abstract Arabidopsis CYP707As catalyze both ABA 8'-and 9'-hydroxylation, but ABA 9'-hydroxylase activity is minor. Therefore, PA and neoPA are produced as major and minor catabolites of CYP707A, respectively. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 Title:
*Research HighlightsABA 9'-hydroxylation is catalyzed by CYP707A in Arabidopsis
AbstractAbscisic acid (ABA) catabolism is important for regulating endogenous ABA levels.Neophaseic acid (neoPA) is one of the ABA catabolites produced via ABA 9!-hydroxylation, but the gene encoding ABA 9!-hydroxylase has not been identified.We found that endogenous neoPA levels reduced in loss-of-function mutants defective in ABA 8!-hydroxylase (CYP707A) genes. In addition, levels of both neoPA and PA reduced similarly when wild-type plants were treated with uniconazole-P, a P450 inhibitor. Furthermore, in vitro enzyme assay using microsomal ...